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Association of Art Museum Directors to Meet in Seattle

New York, NY

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May 18, 2017

The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) will hold its annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, from Saturday, May 20 through Monday, May 22, 2017. This will be the final meeting under the presidency of Brian Ferriso, Director and Chief Curator of the Portland Art Museum. At the conclusion of the meeting, Ferriso will be succeeded as AAMD President by Lori Fogarty, Director and CEO of the Oakland Museum of California. During the meeting, AAMD will visit the Frye Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, and the Tacoma Art Museum.

The forum will examine the causes of women’s underrepresentation in leadership roles in business, politics, and the arts, with perspectives from the art museum field, higher education, and the private sector. The conversation will also explore potential strategies and opportunities to create greater gender equity in the workplace. The discussion will feature:

This event is free and open to the public, and admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The discussion will be live-streamed to http://bit.ly/AAMDlive.

In addition to committee meetings, visits to cultural institutions, and informal sessions that provide members opportunities to share information on topics and issues in the field, AAMD’s annual meeting will also include the following programs:

· “Different Voices: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Framework for Change in the American Art Museum – 25 Years Later”: In 1990 and 1991, AAMD presented Different Voices, a program focused on ideas and processes in art historical scholarship and institutional engagement. This session invites some of the original participants of Different Voices, as well as contemporary thought-leaders, to explore how museums have evolved over the last 25 years.

Moderator: Chon A. Noriega, professor in the UCLA Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media and adjunct curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Association of Art Museum Directors advances the profession by cultivating leadership capabilities of directors, advocating for the field, and fostering excellence in art museums. An agile, issues-driven organization, AAMD fosters engagement, leadership, and shared learning. Further information about AAMD’s professional practice guidelines and position papers is available at www.aamd.org.